Live coverage of the Elena Kagan Senate confirmation hearings

Kagan, President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. If confirmed, Kagan, solicitor general of the United States and a former dean of Harvard Law School, would be the fourth woman to serve on the nation's high court. 8:57 a.m.: Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will set a tone of deference and restraint as she introduces herself Monday to the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying that the Supreme Court must be a "modest" institution that is ...

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